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Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Jane Black. Farmer in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned fifteen enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Farmer in Franklin County in 1860. Owned two enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 15B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 174.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 482B.

Citation

Black, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199539 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Samuel South et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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